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Originally Posted by shweeney
my impression is the majority are failures, is a (more) disposable smartcard a possibility?
even with a smartcard the gates are far from seamless - if you need instructions to use turnstile then the system is a failure IMO.
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In Singapore you rent a smartcard when you buy the ticket for even single journey and get refunded the deposit from a machine after use.
In my experience, the IE Smart card is very reliable and rarely fails to open gates. The only time I see people with issues are when they swipe the card over the sensor instead of holding it steady or have a paper ticket.